Someday I want a drum wall like this! Visit Ed Potokar’s website, Soundwall, to see some of his other cool instrument furnishings! HT: The Musician’s Way February/March 2013 Newsletter
Inspirational
Learning from Great Teachers of the Past
Reading about the great pedagogues of years gone by is one of my favorite aspects of the music education magazines I receive. In the February/March 2013 issue of the American Music Teacher magazine, there is an interesting article by Arjola Miruku about Tobias Matthay. Here are just a few of the insights that inspired me […]
A Treasure Trove of Tabs OR Random Links Galore
I am notorious for accumulating a bazillion open tabs in my browser of interesting articles, products I want to check out, things I’m researching, or ideas I want to revisit. Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but as of this moment I have 72 active tabs. So I decided it’s time to […]
Born to Deliver is Ready for Delivery!
After nearly two years of work, I’m thrilled to report that Born to Deliver is hot off the press and ready to make its way into the hands of millions of readers throughout the world! 🙂 Check out the Born to Deliver website to read the first chapter, find out more about the book, read […]
Thirty Thanksgiving Blessings
In the November/December 2012 issue of Clavier Companion, Susan Geffen wrote a very kind review of Music Matters Blog. Since the magazine recently launched a blog (if you haven’t already, you should definitely add it to your blog reading list!), they asked if I would contribute a guest post. As I pondered what to write, […]
Rote Teaching at Its Finest
In light of yesterday’s post on the value of teaching pieces by rote, I thought this was a most fascinating video clip illustrating how even non-pianists can participate in the beauty of music-making via rote teaching. So cool! HT: The Teaching Studio
